Fintech

Investment banking fees shot up at the nation's largest bank, thanks to rebounds in M&A and the equity capital markets segment. And despite higher credit costs in the company's card business, a top bank executive expressed confidence in the health of U.S. consumers.

Evergreen Money offers affluent savers both high returns and ready access to their money. The startup's founder, former PayPal CEO Bill Harris, says that increased regulatory scrutiny of bank-fintech partnerships is a positive development.

Higher funding costs, lower loan demand and the potential for increased credit costs continue to drag on the sector heading into second-quarter earnings season.

The financial institution, which downsized earlier this year, is trying to broaden its scope to retain businesses that don't want to use multiple providers.

The Sacramento-area institution moved quickly and decisively to fill the gap created by the loss of First Republic and Silicon Valley Bank. A first-quarter rise in Bay Area deposits is a sign of bigger gains to come, San Francisco Bay Area President DJ Kurtze says.

The fate of Capital One's acquisition of Discover should be determined based on its own merits and not be maligned for the foibles of other failed banks.

Circle, Stripe and Coindesk all make moves to add scale for digital asset transactions.

Even as more transactions go fully digital via apps and devices, one card manufacturer is betting that metal payment cards have a long-term future as status symbols — and secure payment devices.

Large and regional banks again proved their resiliency in the Fed's annual exams. But analysts noted that a few lenders faced some negative surprises — a development that may scuttle investor hopes for share buybacks by those banks.

Banks and financial institutions face a barrage of lawsuits from consumers alleging they failed to investigate inaccurate information on a credit report. Industry blames the uptick in litigation on social media sites and the proliferation of credit repair companies.